Zhao Qingrui has already started to make plans and plans to start revising the institutional issues in the court as soon as he comes to power.
"You came here today just to talk to me about the Huns?" Ying Zheng asked curiously. In his opinion, the Huns issue was not a big deal at all.
"Well, the scenery of Shanglin Garden is nice. I'm tired of the scenery of Wangyi Palace. Come here to relax." Zhao Qingrui said unhappily, "Don't you want to see me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my beloved daughter, so of course I want to see you all the time." This girl is really brave. Fusu and the others would never dare to say these words.
"Father has also learned to be smooth-talking." Zhao Qingrui was amused. To be honest, her father's attitude towards her had never changed.
When she followed her father back to the palace, she also thought a lot.
Later, I realized that I was just imagining things. My father treated her even better, helped her establish her authority, and was even prepared to pass the throne to her.
"Isn't it because I'm afraid some girl will get jealous or something?" Ying Zheng glanced at her calmly.
But he was naturally happy that his daughter came to play.
"Okay, go and have fun. You've been tired during this period." Ying Zheng said gently.
After returning to Xianyang, Zhao Qingrui was basically the one who dealt with the accumulated matters. In addition to these matters, Zhao Qingrui also had to take care of corvee labor and glass manufacturing. He was so busy every day that he didn't know what to do. He felt a little guilty watching him.
"Okay, I'll go out and take a look, and then go back to the palace with my father in the evening." Zhao Qingrui nodded.
He took Wang Xian and Gongshu Xue to Shanglin Garden. Shanglin Garden was now in the harvest season. Zhao Qingrui looked at the large amount of wheat and rice being harvested with satisfaction in his eyes. The land in Shanglin Garden was fertile, and with the help of farmers and the composting method in "The Exploitation of the Works of Nature", the harvest this year was very good.
Walking on the road, looking at those busy people, the rice was the seeds she took out from the space. It seemed that the harvest of this first year was very good.
However, seeing them clumsily picking the grains from the rice seedlings bit by bit, Zhao Qingrui began to have a headache again.
She couldn't stand such low efficiency. She didn't know how long she would have to wait for them to finish the job so that she could eat white rice every day.
Even if she could eat every day, she would have to make these people serve her. By then, someone in the court would definitely write a letter to the emperor accusing her of being extravagant.
For the sake of her own happiness, Zhao Qingrui looked at Gongshuxue. She couldn't make the modern high-tech agricultural machinery, but she had seen the primitive thresher. When she was a child, the villagers basically used pedal threshers.
"What are your instructions, Your Highness?" Gongshu Xue was a little confused and didn't understand what was wrong with Zhao Qingrui.
"I want to make a tool that can quickly harvest these rice grains from the rice seedlings, and I need Sister Gongshu's help." She looked at Gongshu Xue expectantly. She didn't want to use her identity to order Gongshu Xue to do this. She also wanted to establish a good relationship with Gongshu Xue.
"This, this cannot be done in a short time. I need to think about it carefully." Gongshu Xue was stunned for a moment and did not agree directly. She was busy designing and improving existing weapons every day. How could she have the time to invent machines that benefit the people?
"I've already thought of what this thing should look like, so I need Sister Gongshu to make it for me." Zhao Qingrui said hurriedly when he saw that Gongshu Xue did not refuse immediately.
"Your Highness, can you draw the structure? I'll see if it's difficult. If it's easy, I'll send it to you tomorrow." Gongshu Xue was a little surprised, but said immediately.
She has a good relationship with Zhao Qingrui, and Gongshu's family's life is getting better and better. People in the family also hope that she and Zhao Qingrui can have a good relationship.
"Wang Xian, please run over and get some paper and pen. Sister Gongshu and I will be waiting for you in the pavilion over here." Wang Xian was his secretary, so Zhao Qingrui asked her to run this trip directly.
After a while, Wang Xian brought over the pen and ink.
Zhao Qingrui quickly drew a pedal thresher on paper. Although it didn't look very good, after Zhao Qingrui's explanation, Gongshu Xue already understood all of its structures.
The structure is indeed simple, and the rollers and transmission gears required are made of iron.
However, the design of this gear made Gongshu Xue's eyes shine. This structure is very interesting and he can try it on weapons later.
"Your Highness, this thing requires some iron tools and it will take me two days to make it." Gongshu Xue said seriously.
"Okay, I'll have to trouble Sister Gongshu when the time comes. We can't collect all the equipment in Shanglinyuan in a short time, so I'll have to trouble Sister Gongshu to have someone build a few more." Zhao Qingrui smiled.
This year, we planted more varieties of crops. Although my father was excited, he was much less excited than last year.
After all, the yield of these things is not as high as that of sweet potatoes and potatoes. Ying Zheng was disappointed, but this is much better than the existing grain in Qin, so he is still very satisfied.
This year, the Black Armor Guards were not asked to help harvest the ripe crops. Apart from the people who were originally in charge of Shanglin Garden, the only people working here were the farmers.
Although the speed was a little slow, Ying Zheng still came to check every day and saw a large amount of grain being collected. All of this was to be sent to the national treasury. With so much grain, plus the taxes that would be collected in a few days, the national treasury would probably be unable to hold it all.
This year, the planting of sweet potatoes and potatoes in various parts of Daqin is particularly large. The tax law was revised at the beginning of this year. Zhao Qingrui proposed a tax rate of 1% on 30% of the tax.
Even though the tax revenue is much less than in previous years, this year's grain output is more than enough to make up for the gap, and even more tax revenue can be collected than in previous years.
As the harvest began, Zhao Qingrui saw the memorials from the ministers and learned about the grain harvest situation in various places.
"Your Highness, what are your plans for this thresher?" It would be a waste to use the thresher only in Shanglin Garden. Such a thing that benefits the people should also be used on the people.
"You can sell it, but 20% of the profit must be turned over to the national treasury." Zhao Qingrui thought about it and made a decision.
As the threshers are sold, some people will probably be able to figure out how to make them. Iron is a controlled item, so it is difficult for ordinary people to get one. However, if they find a way to replace it with wood, it can still be used, but it will not last as long as iron.
Therefore, this thing can only be sold as a novelty. Once someone imitates it, it will not be able to be sold at a high price.
"I obey your command. Thank you, Your Highness." Gongshu Xue said seriously. Although this thresher can only make money temporarily, it is also a good thing. The Gongshu family still has a large family to support.
Of course, the most important thing is its extraordinary significance. Gongshu Xue is very interested in this thing called gear.
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